Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Mount St Mary’s University

If you plan to study family, consumer and human sciences, take a look at what Mount St Mary's University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The Mount is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,560. Of the 485 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount St Mary's University in 2021, 15 of them were family, consumer and human sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

The Mount Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

The Mount Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks family, consumer and human sciences programs across the country. The following shows how The Mount performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and human sciences major at The Mount is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	618

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at The Mount

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at Mount St Mary’s University.

The Mount Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from The Mount. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at The Mount are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mount St Mary's University with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The Mount also has a doctoral program available in family, consumer and human sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

The following family, consumer and human sciences concentations are available at Mount St Mary's University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mount St Mary's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	15

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education
• Social Sciences

Careers That Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in family, consumer and human sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Mount St Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Retail Sales Supervisors	26,360	$46,240
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	18,390	$38,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	10,500	$67,900
Preschool Teachers	9,400	$38,440

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.